The Shemwell Family

Walter Osman Uffelman Jr.Age: 70 years19171988

Name
Walter Osman Uffelman Jr.
Given names
Walter Osman
Surname
Uffelman
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth July 16, 1917 31 25
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 5 months)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherOsman Samuel Uffelman
December 29, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Thomas McMillan
March 6, 1941 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherWalter Osman Uffelman
September 14, 1968 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a motherHattie Louise McMillan
January 5, 1988 (Age 70 years)
Death April 25, 1988 (Age 70 years)
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father
Walter Osman Uffelman
Birth: September 9, 1885 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 14, 1968Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
mother
Hattie Louise McMillan
Birth: October 27, 1891 35 30Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 5, 1988Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
elder sister
sister
Private
himself
Walter Osman Uffelman Jr.
Birth: July 16, 1917 31 25Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 25, 1988Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Walter Osman Uffelman Jr. has 6 first cousins recorded